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Viral Service: Lentivirus


Addgene's lentiviruses are made from plasmids that are currently in our repository. You can obtain the plasmid from us or receive a ready-to-use viral preparation from the inventory below.

Lentiviruses are distributed as purified viral particles in solution that are suitable for in vitro use. Volume and minimum titers are listed on each item's material page. Actual titers are reported with each shipment.

For more details about our viral service, visit our Viral Service landing page.

Browse Available Lentivirus

COVID-19 Research Related Lentivirus

Browse our list of available viruses based on plasmids in our repository that are related to COVID-19 research.

ID Name Description PI
141391 pLVX-EF1alpha-SARS-CoV-2-N-2xStrep-IRES-Puro Expression of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) protein Krogan
141386 pLVX-EF1alpha-SARS-CoV-2-M-2xStrep-IRES-Puro Expression of SARS-CoV-2 membrane (M) protein Krogan
141385 pLVX-EF1alpha-SARS-CoV-2-E-2xStrep-IRES-Puro Expression of SARS-CoV-2 envelope (E) protein Krogan
141383 pLVX-EF1alpha-SARS-CoV-2-orf3a-2xStrep-IRES-Puro Expression of SARS-CoV-2 orf3a protein Krogan
141347 pBOB-CAG-SARS-CoV2-Spike-HA Expression of SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein Pao
154985 pWPI-IRES-Puro-Ak-ACE2 Expression of human ACE2 Best
154982 pWPI-IRES-Bla-Ak-TMPRSS2 Expression of human TMPRSS2 Best
153011 ACE2 g1 + Cas9 Expression of Cas9 + ACE2 gRNA Sheltzer
153015 TMPRSS2 g1 + Cas9 Expression of Cas9 + TMPRSS2 gRNA Sheltzer

Pooled CRISPR Libraries for Screening

Use pooled CRISPR libraries to screen for genes involved in specific biological processes. For more information, see our Guide to Plasmid Pooled Libraries.

ID Name Description Genes/Insert Selection PI
Human knockout pooled libraries
73178 Human sgRNA library Brunello in lentiGuide-Puro Human sgRNA library in backbone lentiGuide-Puro targeting 19,114 genes and containing 76,441 unique sgRNAs along with 1000 non-targeting controls. This backbone does not contain SpCas9. 76,441 unique sgRNAs targeting 19,114 human genes along with 1000 non-targeting controls Puromycin Doench, Root
73179 Human gRNA pooled library in lentiCRISPRv2 Human sgRNA library in backbone lentiCRISPRv2 targeting 19,114 genes and containing 76,441 unique sgRNAs along with 1000 non-targeting controls. This backbone contains SpCas9. SpCas9 and 76,441 unique sgRNAs targeting 19,114 human genes along with 1000 non-targeting controls Puromycin Doench, Root
Human activation pooled libraries
92379 Human CRISPRa sgRNA library Calabrese in backbone XPR_502 (P65 HSF), Set A Human CRISPRa sgRNA activation library in backbone XPR_502 (P65 HSF) targeting 18,885 genes and containing 56,762 unique sgRNAs. This backbone does not contain dCas9. 56,762 unique sgRNAs targeting 18,885 human genes Puromycin Doench, Root
Human inactivation pooled libraries
92385 Human CRISPR inhibition library Dolcetto in XPR_050 (VP64) Set A Human CRISPR inhibition library in backbone pXPR_050 inhibiting 18,901 genes and containing 57,050 unique sgRNAs along with 500 non-targeting controls. This backbone does not contain dCas9. 57,050 unique sgRNAs targeting 18,901 human genes along with 500 non-targeting controls Puromycin Doench, Root
92386 Human CRISPR inhibition library Dolcetto in XPR_050 (VP64) Set B Human CRISPR inhibition library in backbone pXPR_050 inhibiting 18,899 genes and containing 57,011 unique sgRNAs along with 500 non-targeting controls. This backbone does not contain dCas9. 57,011 unique sgRNAs targeting 18,899 human genes along with 500 non-targeting controls Puromycin Doench, Root
Mouse knockout pooled libraries
73633 Mouse sgRNA library Brie in lentiGuide-Puro Mouse sgRNA library in backbone lentiGuide-Puro containing 78,637 unique sgRNAs targeting 19,674 genes along with 1000 non-targeting controls. This backbone does not contain SpCas9. 78,637 unique sgRNAs targeting 19,674 mouse genes along with 1000 non-targeting controls Puromycin Doench, Root

Cas9 Lentivirus

Cas9 viruses can be used to interrogate the genome in a variety of ways. Cas9 proteins can be guided to specific genomic sites by an RNA guide (gRNA) that harbors targeting sequences. Browse our repository for a list of gRNA plasmids targeting specific genes. For more information on CRISPR plasmids and function, see our CRISPR plasmids resource page.

Browse our list of available Cas9 viruses by function:

 Cas9 for Editing Genomic Sequences

To perform genome edits, Cas9 nuclease is used to generate double-stranded breaks (DSBs or cuts) or single-stranded breaks (nicks).

ID Name Insert Function Antibiotic Resistance Activity PI
52962 lentiCas9-Blast Sp Cas9 Cut Blasticidin Expresses human codon-optimized S. pyogenes Cas9 protein and blasticidin resistance from EFS promoter. Lentiviral backbone. Zhang

 Cas9 and Accessories for Activating Gene Expression

Catalytically-dead Cas9 (dCas9) can be fused to a transactivator and used as a transcriptional activator.

ID Name Insert Antibiotic Resistance Activity PI
61422 dCAS9-VP64_GFP dCAS9 (D10A, H840A) none Expresses dCAS9-VP64 activator with 2A GFP Zhang
61425 lenti dCAS-VP64_Blast dCAS9 (D10A, N863A) Blasticidin 3rd generation lenti vector encoding dCAS9-VP64 with 2A Blast resistance marker (EF1a-NLS-dCas9(N863)-VP64-2A-Blast-WPRE) Zhang
61426 lenti MS2-P65-HSF1_Hygro MS2-P65-HSF1 Hygromycin lenti vector encoding the MS2-P65-HSF1 activator helper complex with a 2A Hygro resistance marker (EF1a-MS2-p65-HSF1-2A-Hygro-WPRE) Zhang

Pooled Barcoding Libraries

ID Name Description PI
115643 Morris CellTag Barcode Library Version 1 Ready-to-use lentiviral particles carrying version 1 of the CellTag barcoding library. Version 1 of the Celltag library contains 19973 barcodes to combinatorially index cells for single-cell analysis of clonal dynamics. This library expresses EGFP for easy visualization via direct fluorescence. Morris
115644 Morris CellTag Barcode Library Version 2 Ready-to-use lentiviral particles carrying version 2 of the CellTag barcoding library. Version 2 of the Celltag library contains 4934 barcodes to combinatorially index cells for single-cell analysis of clonal dynamics. This library expresses EGFP for easy visualization via direct fluorescence. Morris
115645 Morris CellTag Barcode Library Version 3 Ready-to-use lentiviral particles carrying version 3 of the CellTag barcoding library. Version 3 of the Celltag library contains 5737 barcodes to combinatorially index cells for single-cell analysis of clonal dynamics. This library expresses EGFP for easy visualization via direct fluorescence. Morris

Control Lentivirus

Browse our list of available viruses based on plasmids in our repository that express fluorescent proteins.

ID Name Insert Antibiotic Resistance Purpose PI
17446 pLenti CMV GFP Hygro (656-4) GFP Hygromycin 3rd gen lentiviral eGFP expression vector, CMV promoter, Hygro Campeau

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